Alice Tonini
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Alice Tonini was an Italian female chess
master.
She was an Italian citizen who lived in France. Tonini won three times (off contest) French Chess Championship
in Paris in 1932, 1933, and 1934. She took fifth place in the fourth Women's World Chess Championship
which was held during the 5th Chess Olympiad
at Folkestone 1933 (Vera Menchik
won).
In 1934, she played at Milan (torneo principale, Mario Napolitano
won).
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
She was an Italian citizen who lived in France. Tonini won three times (off contest) French Chess Championship
French Chess Championship
The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition...
in Paris in 1932, 1933, and 1934. She took fifth place in the fourth Women's World Chess Championship
Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE....
which was held during the 5th Chess Olympiad
5th Chess Olympiad
The 5th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 12 and July 23, 1933, in Folkestone, United Kingdom...
at Folkestone 1933 (Vera Menchik
Vera Menchik
Vera Menchik was a British-Czech chess player who gained renown as the world's first women's chess champion. She also competed in chess tournaments with some of the world's leading male chess masters, defeating many of them, including future World Champion Max Euwe.The daughter of a Czech father...
won).
In 1934, she played at Milan (torneo principale, Mario Napolitano
Mario Napolitano
Mario Napolitano was an Italian chess master.At the beginning of his career, Napolitano took 5th place in Venice in 1928. Then, he won at Milan 1934. He had played many times in the Italian championships and local tournaments – before, during and after World War II...
won).